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What resulted in the largest gains of American Territory?
The Louisiana Purchase, The Mexican American War, The Purchase of Alaska and the Annexation of Texas.
How do use annexation in a sentence?
The country enlarged its territory with the annexation of the island
What is an example of the concept of the manifest destiny?
Since "Manifest Destiny" was the belief that the U.S. was ordained by God to spread to the Pacific Ocean, the annexation of Mexican territory is the best answer here. The other issues deal with slavery or slavery in the territories of the United States.
What four ways has the US extended its territory?
The United States has extended its territory through the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, the Oregon Treaty of 1846, and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 following the Mexican-American War.
Who was the Mexican War promoted by the annexation of?
Texas.
What is it called when you add a state to the US?
"Admission." States are admitted to the Union. Territories can be annexed (e.g. Hawai'i Territory) or purchased (e.g. Louisiana Territory) or ceded (e.g. Mexican Cession).
Why did the Mexican abolitionists oppose war?
The abolitionists thought it was a bad deal. They thought it would strip them of their rights of holding slaves due to the annexation of territory. This created uncertainty for the abolitionists.
What were the combatants of the Mexican War?
The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution.
What is a 10 letter word for adding of territory?
Annexation
Why did abolitionist oppose Mexican American war?
The abolitionists thought it was a bad deal. They thought it would strip them of their rights of holding slaves due to the annexation of territory. This created uncertainty for the abolitionists.
What is it called to add a teritory to a country?
The process of adding a territory to a country is called annexation. During annexation, a territory is acquired and established within an existing political unit.
What state was the Mexican American War prompted by the annexation of?
Texas
